You do you! create whatever the heck you want, however you want. But I like thinking about how I can get to the next level, and that's where this video came from.
Love these videos :) Is there any reason the comments are turned "off" on the "7.5 million views ..." video? or is it part of the "comments turned off automatically-pocalypse" that happened a year ago?
@@jessesenko Several months ago TH-cam threw a fit for several creators, turning off comments randomly, and often several times on the same videos as well, even when being turned on - I’m guessing it’s what happened here :/
lol I literally tweeted earlier today that we gotta ban "cinematic" until we figure out what's going on and now this shows up in my TH-cam recs. Thank you creepy tracking algorithm.
I’m glad this kind of conversation is coming up more and more because I think we all fall guilty of creating to keep up with the algorithm but recently I watched high flying bird and then found out it was shot on an iPhone 8… reminding me once again, focus on telling a good story
Thanks man. All these TH-cam content creator vids are starting to feel so dystopian like an episode from black mirror. You deviate way far from that so kudos on the authenticity.
I started getting nervous about the frequency of the use of the word cinematic within my circle of creative friends, then I heard a couple Hollywood directors casually use the word in interviews when describing locations. So I’m like oh, even CN uses this word. I understand what you’re getting at if people don’t have a better word and I also understand the concept of trying to communicate ideas, but ALSO (preaching to myself here) if movies are what inspired many of us to pick up a camera, then naturally we will seek to emulate what we see on the silver screen. I used to trace and paint Van Goghs in a third grade art class. I still have the paintings and I don’t confuse them with the work of art that is the real Vincent Van Gogh’s Bedroom. Similarly, I read a story about an aspiring author who used to just type out The Great Gatsby over and over again to get the psychology of writing like Fitzgerald into his hands and mind. Point is: I think it’s totally bueno to spend a lot of time specifically composing cinematic images as a practice of the art. Also, I just found you today and I’m loving your channel.
Your points are solid and it’s a great practice as a part of a bigger journey. It just seems with social media that it’s an end for those folks. Missing the best part! Sounds like you’re on the right track! Thanks Spencer!
I subbed as soon as you said “jealous rage” 😂. Ive been trying to understand my view on creating and why I despise terms like “cinematic” but you have explained it so well. Thanks for the video
I am incredibly grateful to have stumbled upon your channel. I am a self-taught filmmaker, I have no technology background, I have no academic background in film besides acting, and I am so tired of youtube videos focused on tech and the "right" way to be a filmmaker with words so technical and boring. Your approach to talking about filmmaking is deeply human and rooted in where creativity stems. I really needed someone to watch who speaks from this perspective because it's my perspective as well!
i really love the style of your videos, its so raw and personal, thanks for executing it this way. it inspires to not forget my own voice in my own creations.
Jesse, I have recently found your content and it's helped me immeasurably. I am a little stuck in the rat race and developing the discipline needed to be a functioning adult who is progressing, but with that progression I have lost a little of what makes me 'me'. I have always been passionate about cinema and in today's age of short form content I realised I dont watch enough films. I have put 15 second instagram videos down and once again enjoy being enveloped in the beautiful escapism that is cinema. This inspired me to start a new hobby of photography and cinematography and thus I stumbled across your channel. As a brit, your deadpan delivery is easy to relate to, and your ideas and messages are the ones I needed to hear. I made my first edit yesterday and it's shit but I'm proud of it. So... thank you for being MY therapy. Support from Liverpool, UK.
thanks for the note! and glad the humour came through! I was raised on british comedies, so it tracks. Glad you're broadening your visual horizon. The 15 second world is "content" to fill an advertising machine. I prefer to watch the stuff that people make when they're not concerned with stats. Keep pushing!
5:40 is where the best line is. "I just wish I had a person in the photo". The ability to tell a coherent meaningful story is what separates us from the animals and the killer robots. I used to go out to parties to photograph all my friends (drunk), and make them line up for their mugshots - Aesthetics weren't a thing yet, and I've found that actually chatting with the people I take photos of and building that relationship with them has served me well into my professional adult life. Also a fan of Diane Arbus - whose stills tell amazing stories based on the subject. I found dabbling in street photography also produced the same problem of emptiness devoid of any sort of true meaning, but the photos I took of myself and my partner are a more genuine form of documentation that actually tells the private story of us through the years. Do I still take empty photos of props, IG-worthy shots of scenery? Yes, but just on my phone. I save my nice camera for family portraits or holiday snaps. Side notes - I got here through your 8 rules to not follow for filmmaking, which was great but this actually spoke to me. Love your mo graphics, and the little jittery film effects and subtle glows you put on there. Did you use a specific LUT for your B Roll - of the mouse in particular?
Thanks Man! It sounds like you’re on a good track looking for meaning. The ppl at Dehancer let me try out their film emulations so was trying it out on this.
Just found your Channel. Breath of fresh air. Such honest thoughts, ideas and insight. I love the last cameo of this film, ‘funny because it’s true’. I look forward to seeing more
Thanks for putting this into words. I’m so so tired of (and to blame for) empty cinematic photos and have focussed on storytelling for the past years… and man does it feel good to work on things that last longer than a split second double tap. 🙏🏼
So relevant to all of us! I find myself feeling this same jealousy occasionally and it really demotivates me to create. So glad that you brought this up.
This video is straight fire!!! Style over substance is such a large issue these days, this reminds me to always focus on the story I want to tell, rather than the aesthetic or allure of the visuals! Thank you for this!
Thank you! I distain the work “cinematic” especially because when people say something is “cinematic” it’s so often not following principals that are actually common in cinema. Things like you will see an interview frame lit with 2 point lighting and a bounce, perfectly lighting the subject and it’s shot on a 50mm f1.4 with the background completely blurred out. That is so far from a “cinematic” shot where often lighting on characters can be ugly, single point maybe directly down and shot at f5.6 with the entire background in focus. As you said, a true cinematic image is an image that tells a story and since stories are infinitely varied, so is a cinematic shot. I work in corporate as my day job and I’ve been looking at how I can improve my images, which in this field of work the shallow concepts of what makes a good image is what clients are looking for, despite this I was watching some lighting break downs from gaffers and cinematographers on films and it struck me how many “rules” TH-cam “cinematographers” tell you can’t be broken are being broken on these films. Things like social network not exposing to the right, but rather just exposed how it will look, Driver having blown highlights in windows, ugly single source lighting, underexposed characters, no depth field what so ever, etc etc. What I came away with is, there is no rules, just story and what the story requires.
Just a note to say I am 100% with you on every point. You’ve captured in words what I have suspected (as a photographer and videographer myself) and kind of striven for for a while now. But without necessarily understanding why - or at least, not as well as you’ve explained. Thank you Jesse. What you’re sharing is helping (and inspiring) me. Can’t wait to put what you said in practice. Zak, a Kiwi living in Hamburg (it’s a long story).
Great video man! I clicked on this most curious about the bullshit I was about to hear, thinking to myself, “This guy must not understand that cinematic images are those that tell stories well” turns out I was wrong and this guy knew that, likely better than me. Great job and I think you are spot on with your analysis. A “cinematic” image that doesn’t actually tell a story but just imitates the look of cinema is like processed white bread. There’s nothing really there and it’s not really bread, it just appears to be bread.
OMG, this has been a topic that I've had spinning in my head... I'm so glad to find somebody that actually delivers information and is speaking facts on "cinematic", thats also my issue with all the "videography" content on social media
Every object in the frame is a word. And this poetry should be deep and inspiring. While the internet is a great learning resource, museum is the greatest.
There's power in a cinematic image. That's why it gets so many likes. It makes you feel something. I get jealous too BUT not I try to analyze the image and learn from it instead of comparing myself to other people
Such an awesome perspective!! More videos on TH-cam need to provide this type of value- not just packed with info or entertainment but make me walk away a better version of myself, inspired to grow on my own “cinematic” journey
Man... You speak with this nonchalant demeaner to this cheeky lighthearted music as if you're not punching a hole in my soul with your words. You're speaking my truth here and calling me out. Making things 'cinematic' allows me to hide the fact that what I have to say might not be as profound as it may look. It's harder to apply myself thinking deep thoughts than making a frame look good. But you're so right, without a motivation, the frames are empty. This is so much harder to grow in. And aligning what you're trying to say with the image is even harder. I'm likely being harder on myself than most because I have a high standard for myself but the core of every word rattles me at least a little. Well done good sir. Need to reflect.
Haha, I'll take it... the problem is that there aren't any tricks to get to the next level. If there were, everyone would be there! Learning how to make the time to think is integral to any creative process. It's all hard work and I'm incredibly hard on myself too... but that's such a great sign for how much you're going to grow. Hope you make time for deep thoughts... or weird thoughts! Thanks for watching!
I'll admit that sometimes I just take pretty pictures. Most of my pictures aren't even pretty. But there are only a few that I've taken where I feel like there's a story there. And, those are usually the ones I'm most proud of. Thank you for making this video.
Thank you for your message Jesse. I sincerely agree with everything you express in this video. I think I needed to hear something like this to see that I'm not crazy or alone.
One thing I found interesting these days was that I posted some photos with no correlation to the term cinematographic, but something like film, nostalgic. And to my surprise, people in my Instagram circle really liked it. I also liked it, but I didn't think it would connect as much, because it simply was a photograph of a simple country house and a Fusca (common car in Brazil) in front haha. That's when I realized that this connection still exists, even though it's not up to current aesthetic standards. It comforted me a little to know that there is still a human relationship with creations, which makes people feel something. And that has always been my purpose in a way, to try to tell something with this carousel of images, rather than just a pretty image. I believe it is similar to what you said and feel. And I've been following each of your videos, practically the moment it's published, because I really feel this "depth", intentionality, in the work you do. I can feel and relate, rather than just see and find it beautiful.
I just stumbled upon your channel. You are a breath of fresh air. I call those “cinematic” images on IG, eye candy. I deleted my IG account some time ago. What was missing for me was the conversation. Haven’t missed it.
Bravo 👏🏼. I love this video and the general message of the stuff I’ve seen you do so far. Practical. No bullshit. My favorite flavors. Keep ‘em coming 💪🏼
I try to shoot pictures to try and put a vocabulary on my own colour and cinema(tic) pallette. I once wrote in my journal that films and cinema is about feeling an experience beyond ourselves, and not just about a story or pretty photography.
I have had the same feeling of a 'missed opportunity' when capturing a cool shot, but I’ve learned to stop beating myself up about it cause it really isn’t a missed opportunity it’s actually just an opportunity. When writing something it can be hard sometimes to put yourself in that scene, but if you’re actually standing in the location, you’ll have a much easier time figuring out the story. In those moments I’ve started taking a few pictures for reference, but then putting the camera away and taking out my notepad. Jot down a few notes about what I’m feeling standing there, in the environment. Also those shots can inspire others to come on the project, you can show them the script and a “vibe sample” composed of those pictures to give people an idea of what it might look like. Maybe when the film is done you can point to that instagram post and be like this was the inspiration for my new film and I had no idea at the time. Nothing is wasted in creativity. After all, a picture can convey 1,000 words; why not let those words become the first words of your script? Also I love your channel and your video diaries as I like to call them lol. Please keep them coming!
Thank you! And yes we think about the process in absolutes, black/white too much when it’s a sliding, shifting scale. As soon as we think there’s one way to get an idea, the universe creates a new path. Thanks for watching!
I also think cinematic images come from this fake idea of beauty that society put in our brains, like we can see the beauty in so many things that are not "cinematic" at all.
It had to be said. Thank you for speaking (I assume) not only my mind but probably everyone coming from or longing for a more deeper connection with the work we do. Funny how the word content conveys anything but actual substance.
i like the "butterless" images when i don't want to think about anything, it has its place, but i agree with you. great video Jesse, thanks for sharing
Totally. Me too. They’re such a great way to learn and practice and discover, but I like to remind myself they’re not an end themselves. Thanks for watching!
The story comes before images. There's a script in which later a Director and DP think of the images to bring the visual story to life. On the contrary, people gushing to create a movie often settle for “cinemat-ic” because it's most accessible and tangible due to affordable high-performing cameras that once were reserved for Hollywood. It's faster and sometimes easier to make something look good than to make a good story. There are no hacks to storytelling. You do the work of telling a good story. Jesse, I value your discerning of this “cinematic” phenomenon. Your breakdown was insightful and encouraging. I also agree that “cinematic images is the by product.” 👌
I just had such a ride watching this. For the first several minutes, I was vaguely with you, but thinking, "Wow, go get some sunlight." Then, somewhere around "Francis Ha" and that part, I thought, "No, he's really right." Then you mentioned dopamine chasing. Locked in. 100% with you. Plus, I got a really weird idea that now I'll go chase based on this. So uh, you win. :)
Beauty and bite or heart and mind or aesthetics and story… I agree with what you said, in my former work as a photographer I was always striving to ensure there was bite. Perhaps sometimes too much, because too much bite leads to sterility whereas too much beauty leads to sentimentality… I guess it depends on the story though in how these attributes are balanced..with important, serious subjects beauty can often works as the sugar to let the medicine go down.
oh man, 100%! that's why I get so frustrated by directors that boast their reels that just show off pretty images and cinematic shots... like man, that's a cinematographer's reel, that doesn't show me how well you can direct! but what's stopping you from shooting a movie?
@@jessesenko well yeah! just, theres a difference between a DP and a director, and I keep seeing "directors" bragging about their reels that are set up like DP reels... anyway, not a relevant point... just generally agreeing with ya and stop making excuses! making a feature isn't as hard as you think.
You took all the words out of my head. I hate to see it come out even from professional filmmakers. It is not even a thing! You are the channel I’m wanting be like
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You do you! create whatever the heck you want, however you want. But I like thinking about how I can get to the next level, and that's where this video came from.
thank You sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love these videos :) Is there any reason the comments are turned "off" on the "7.5 million views ..." video? or is it part of the "comments turned off automatically-pocalypse" that happened a year ago?
Not my doing! I’ll go check! EDIT: they were off. What happened?
@@jessesenko Several months ago TH-cam threw a fit for several creators, turning off comments randomly, and often several times on the same videos as well, even when being turned on - I’m guessing it’s what happened here :/
People lost focus of story and storytelling and too obsessed with looks, filters, camera gear, lighting, etc. None of it to service the story.
That’s true. Cinema is about message and story. These should come first , not imagery. It’s like flower, it’s very beautiful but you can’t eat it.
This channel is so cinematic
"The cinematography is what we watch. The story is why we watch" Love it !
I love how you are making a point and are critizizing stuff but manage to be wholesome and respectful at the same time
It’s ok to be critical, just make sure your goal is improvement vs tearing someone else down. Thanks for watching!
This is probably the most authentic content I have seen on this platform in a long time.
One of the most underrated channels on TH-cam!
Thanks Jordan!
lol I literally tweeted earlier today that we gotta ban "cinematic" until we figure out what's going on and now this shows up in my TH-cam recs. Thank you creepy tracking algorithm.
The internet cabal let me know and I quickly threw this video together for you. lol… thanks for watching.
@@jessesenko🙏🙏🙏
I’m glad this kind of conversation is coming up more and more because I think we all fall guilty of creating to keep up with the algorithm but recently I watched high flying bird and then found out it was shot on an iPhone 8… reminding me once again, focus on telling a good story
I had no idea this film existed! Soderbergh! Cool. On my list. Thanks for watching Phillip!
I like that your advice comes from such an honest place it applies to so much more than just film making.
Thanks man. All these TH-cam content creator vids are starting to feel so dystopian like an episode from black mirror. You deviate way far from that so kudos on the authenticity.
Literally the most underrated channel on TH-cam especially in the camera niche. Wish we lived closer so we can collab
Hey Joseph, means a lot! Road trip??
I started getting nervous about the frequency of the use of the word cinematic within my circle of creative friends, then I heard a couple Hollywood directors casually use the word in interviews when describing locations. So I’m like oh, even CN uses this word. I understand what you’re getting at if people don’t have a better word and I also understand the concept of trying to communicate ideas, but ALSO (preaching to myself here) if movies are what inspired many of us to pick up a camera, then naturally we will seek to emulate what we see on the silver screen. I used to trace and paint Van Goghs in a third grade art class. I still have the paintings and I don’t confuse them with the work of art that is the real Vincent Van Gogh’s Bedroom. Similarly, I read a story about an aspiring author who used to just type out The Great Gatsby over and over again to get the psychology of writing like Fitzgerald into his hands and mind.
Point is: I think it’s totally bueno to spend a lot of time specifically composing cinematic images as a practice of the art.
Also, I just found you today and I’m loving your channel.
Your points are solid and it’s a great practice as a part of a bigger journey. It just seems with social media that it’s an end for those folks. Missing the best part! Sounds like you’re on the right track! Thanks Spencer!
I subbed as soon as you said “jealous rage” 😂. Ive been trying to understand my view on creating and why I despise terms like “cinematic” but you have explained it so well. Thanks for the video
I am incredibly grateful to have stumbled upon your channel. I am a self-taught filmmaker, I have no technology background, I have no academic background in film besides acting, and I am so tired of youtube videos focused on tech and the "right" way to be a filmmaker with words so technical and boring. Your approach to talking about filmmaking is deeply human and rooted in where creativity stems. I really needed someone to watch who speaks from this perspective because it's my perspective as well!
Awesome! From one self-taught person to another, thank you!
i really love the style of your videos, its so raw and personal, thanks for executing it this way. it inspires to not forget my own voice in my own creations.
As an aspiring filmmaker, who's making 50 short films in an year, this video is gold . I'll remember it for long . THANKS VERY MUCH
50 shorts! Wow! one a week?
Very ambitious, nice
Omg, I just think about why many people recommend about the gear to start a video instead of how to develope the story. Thank you for your thoughts.
Jesse, I have recently found your content and it's helped me immeasurably. I am a little stuck in the rat race and developing the discipline needed to be a functioning adult who is progressing, but with that progression I have lost a little of what makes me 'me'. I have always been passionate about cinema and in today's age of short form content I realised I dont watch enough films.
I have put 15 second instagram videos down and once again enjoy being enveloped in the beautiful escapism that is cinema. This inspired me to start a new hobby of photography and cinematography and thus I stumbled across your channel. As a brit, your deadpan delivery is easy to relate to, and your ideas and messages are the ones I needed to hear. I made my first edit yesterday and it's shit but I'm proud of it.
So... thank you for being MY therapy.
Support from Liverpool, UK.
thanks for the note! and glad the humour came through! I was raised on british comedies, so it tracks. Glad you're broadening your visual horizon. The 15 second world is "content" to fill an advertising machine. I prefer to watch the stuff that people make when they're not concerned with stats. Keep pushing!
5:40 is where the best line is. "I just wish I had a person in the photo".
The ability to tell a coherent meaningful story is what separates us from the animals and the killer robots.
I used to go out to parties to photograph all my friends (drunk), and make them line up for their mugshots - Aesthetics weren't a thing yet, and I've found that actually chatting with the people I take photos of and building that relationship with them has served me well into my professional adult life.
Also a fan of Diane Arbus - whose stills tell amazing stories based on the subject. I found dabbling in street photography also produced the same problem of emptiness devoid of any sort of true meaning, but the photos I took of myself and my partner are a more genuine form of documentation that actually tells the private story of us through the years.
Do I still take empty photos of props, IG-worthy shots of scenery? Yes, but just on my phone. I save my nice camera for family portraits or holiday snaps.
Side notes - I got here through your 8 rules to not follow for filmmaking, which was great but this actually spoke to me.
Love your mo graphics, and the little jittery film effects and subtle glows you put on there.
Did you use a specific LUT for your B Roll - of the mouse in particular?
Thanks Man! It sounds like you’re on a good track looking for meaning. The ppl at Dehancer let me try out their film emulations so was trying it out on this.
Just found your Channel. Breath of fresh air. Such honest thoughts, ideas and insight. I love the last cameo of this film, ‘funny because it’s true’. I look forward to seeing more
Thanks for putting this into words. I’m so so tired of (and to blame for) empty cinematic photos and have focussed on storytelling for the past years… and man does it feel good to work on things that last longer than a split second double tap. 🙏🏼
So relevant to all of us! I find myself feeling this same jealousy occasionally and it really demotivates me to create. So glad that you brought this up.
I’ve just discovered your channel and absolutely loving it! Thanks for the videos and thoughts
This video is straight fire!!! Style over substance is such a large issue these days, this reminds me to always focus on the story I want to tell, rather than the aesthetic or allure of the visuals! Thank you for this!
Thanks Phoebe!
Yes keep pushing us.
yes, man. The same! Cinematic videos catch my attention, but then I realize there is nothing but cinematic.
Thank you! I distain the work “cinematic” especially because when people say something is “cinematic” it’s so often not following principals that are actually common in cinema. Things like you will see an interview frame lit with 2 point lighting and a bounce, perfectly lighting the subject and it’s shot on a 50mm f1.4 with the background completely blurred out. That is so far from a “cinematic” shot where often lighting on characters can be ugly, single point maybe directly down and shot at f5.6 with the entire background in focus.
As you said, a true cinematic image is an image that tells a story and since stories are infinitely varied, so is a cinematic shot.
I work in corporate as my day job and I’ve been looking at how I can improve my images, which in this field of work the shallow concepts of what makes a good image is what clients are looking for, despite this I was watching some lighting break downs from gaffers and cinematographers on films and it struck me how many “rules” TH-cam “cinematographers” tell you can’t be broken are being broken on these films.
Things like social network not exposing to the right, but rather just exposed how it will look, Driver having blown highlights in windows, ugly single source lighting, underexposed characters, no depth field what so ever, etc etc.
What I came away with is, there is no rules, just story and what the story requires.
Story lets you get away with so much. People get bored with meaninglessly pretty images really fast.
Just a note to say I am 100% with you on every point. You’ve captured in words what I have suspected (as a photographer and videographer myself) and kind of striven for for a while now. But without necessarily understanding why - or at least, not as well as you’ve explained. Thank you Jesse. What you’re sharing is helping (and inspiring) me. Can’t wait to put what you said in practice. Zak, a Kiwi living in Hamburg (it’s a long story).
Thanks Zak!
Top notch TH-cam rec. So glad I found your channel.
Great video man! I clicked on this most curious about the bullshit I was about to hear, thinking to myself, “This guy must not understand that cinematic images are those that tell stories well” turns out I was wrong and this guy knew that, likely better than me. Great job and I think you are spot on with your analysis. A “cinematic” image that doesn’t actually tell a story but just imitates the look of cinema is like processed white bread. There’s nothing really there and it’s not really bread, it just appears to be bread.
So sorry I didn’t meet your expectations :) thanks for watching, Ben
OMG, this has been a topic that I've had spinning in my head... I'm so glad to find somebody that actually delivers information and is speaking facts on "cinematic", thats also my issue with all the "videography" content on social media
Man I really appreciate your channel, I’m making coffee rn but I had to stop bc the first 3 minutes had me like “this is exactly what I’m feeling rn”.
Hope i didn't ruin your coffee... i'm very particular about mine :) thanks for watching, Jack!
"Cinematic is a slur" I like this guy
Every object in the frame is a word. And this poetry should be deep and inspiring.
While the internet is a great learning resource, museum is the greatest.
Yes! Study the masters!
Youre the only youtuber that i have seen that gets it. Reeeaally gets it.
There's power in a cinematic image. That's why it gets so many likes. It makes you feel something. I get jealous too BUT not I try to analyze the image and learn from it instead of comparing myself to other people
Totally agree with having a subject. It puts the audience in the world of the subject.
Yes and I remind myself that a “cinematic” still is not my goal. Thanks Josh!
Love this. Cinematic is nothing without the story
fantastic, this has really put into words something that's been troubling me recently, thank you.
Man, I don't know how this showed up in my corner of the TH-cam algorithm but I'm sure glad it did.
Thank you very much for your refreshing honesty and the great quality throughout all of your video
Very cinematic video! Thanks for sharing
I adore your work. This is great stuff 🔥
Love the introspection!
Such an awesome perspective!! More videos on TH-cam need to provide this type of value- not just packed with info or entertainment but make me walk away a better version of myself, inspired to grow on my own “cinematic” journey
Hey thanks Justus! Just trying to grow myself and share what I'm thinking about.... thanks for watching.
Man... You speak with this nonchalant demeaner to this cheeky lighthearted music as if you're not punching a hole in my soul with your words. You're speaking my truth here and calling me out. Making things 'cinematic' allows me to hide the fact that what I have to say might not be as profound as it may look. It's harder to apply myself thinking deep thoughts than making a frame look good. But you're so right, without a motivation, the frames are empty. This is so much harder to grow in. And aligning what you're trying to say with the image is even harder. I'm likely being harder on myself than most because I have a high standard for myself but the core of every word rattles me at least a little. Well done good sir. Need to reflect.
Haha, I'll take it... the problem is that there aren't any tricks to get to the next level. If there were, everyone would be there! Learning how to make the time to think is integral to any creative process. It's all hard work and I'm incredibly hard on myself too... but that's such a great sign for how much you're going to grow. Hope you make time for deep thoughts... or weird thoughts! Thanks for watching!
Wow I learned so much from this video!
Glad to discover this channel. Breath of fresh air.
"Just have...something" YES YES YES!!!!
Merci, j'adore tes vidéos. Merci d'être si honnête et transparent.❤
Merci! Thanks for watching!
I'll admit that sometimes I just take pretty pictures. Most of my pictures aren't even pretty. But there are only a few that I've taken where I feel like there's a story there. And, those are usually the ones I'm most proud of. Thank you for making this video.
Yeah me too! It’s just about bringing in some intention and constantly challenging yourself wherever you are. This vid is my next challenge to myself.
loved Coherence! appreciate you getting to the heart of what we actually all want but have somehow missed in all this content. Story.
This incredibly poignant, but also really inspiring, and the kick in the butt I needed for my creative work, so thanks
This video applies to all art, because all art needs butter.
Thank you for your message Jesse. I sincerely agree with everything you express in this video. I think I needed to hear something like this to see that I'm not crazy or alone.
You’re not! Thanks for watching!
My goodness, thank you!
One thing I found interesting these days was that I posted some photos with no correlation to the term cinematographic, but something like film, nostalgic. And to my surprise, people in my Instagram circle really liked it. I also liked it, but I didn't think it would connect as much, because it simply was a photograph of a simple country house and a Fusca (common car in Brazil) in front haha.
That's when I realized that this connection still exists, even though it's not up to current aesthetic standards. It comforted me a little to know that there is still a human relationship with creations, which makes people feel something.
And that has always been my purpose in a way, to try to tell something with this carousel of images, rather than just a pretty image.
I believe it is similar to what you said and feel.
And I've been following each of your videos, practically the moment it's published, because I really feel this "depth", intentionality, in the work you do. I can feel and relate, rather than just see and find it beautiful.
Thanks! Yes, I just want to make choices that express something from inside vs looking around at what is trendy or cool
exactly what ive been thinking fpr the last 5 years
I just stumbled upon your channel. You are a breath of fresh air. I call those “cinematic” images on IG, eye candy. I deleted my IG account some time ago. What was missing for me was the conversation. Haven’t missed it.
Awesome. Thank you and welcome!
The sweet, sweet memories of «Ferris Bueller’s Day Off» - such a good movie, one of my all time favourites :)
This is exactly what I needed to hear/see right now. Thank you for this sweet sweetness
This was such a great breakdown of a hunch that has been in the back of my head, but I couldn't communicate. Thanks so much for your insights :)
My new favourite polemic! Thank you, Jesse.
Thanks Andras!
no thank you for reminding us which one is more important.
the story or the gears!
Pure gold!
Bravo 👏🏼. I love this video and the general message of the stuff I’ve seen you do so far. Practical. No bullshit. My favorite flavors. Keep ‘em coming 💪🏼
Thank you!
I try to shoot pictures to try and put a vocabulary on my own colour and cinema(tic) pallette.
I once wrote in my journal that films and cinema is about feeling an experience beyond ourselves, and not just about a story or pretty photography.
I think more specifically about story being plot + theme I feel like that thing "beyond" is theme... subtext, meaning.
I have had the same feeling of a 'missed opportunity' when capturing a cool shot, but I’ve learned to stop beating myself up about it cause it really isn’t a missed opportunity it’s actually just an opportunity. When writing something it can be hard sometimes to put yourself in that scene, but if you’re actually standing in the location, you’ll have a much easier time figuring out the story. In those moments I’ve started taking a few pictures for reference, but then putting the camera away and taking out my notepad. Jot down a few notes about what I’m feeling standing there, in the environment. Also those shots can inspire others to come on the project, you can show them the script and a “vibe sample” composed of those pictures to give people an idea of what it might look like. Maybe when the film is done you can point to that instagram post and be like this was the inspiration for my new film and I had no idea at the time. Nothing is wasted in creativity. After all, a picture can convey 1,000 words; why not let those words become the first words of your script?
Also I love your channel and your video diaries as I like to call them lol. Please keep them coming!
Thank you! And yes we think about the process in absolutes, black/white too much when it’s a sliding, shifting scale. As soon as we think there’s one way to get an idea, the universe creates a new path. Thanks for watching!
This is so much deeper than what most filmmaking channels normally talk about, thanks mate
The apple mouse analogy is perfect
Fucking hate that mouse
I also think cinematic images come from this fake idea of beauty that society put in our brains, like we can see the beauty in so many things that are not "cinematic" at all.
This is not just about cinema, it's about life
We all want the perfect life, the perfect relationships, the perfect job, the cinematic life. But is all bs
Just subscribed. 😊 thank you for the beautiful tips in filmmaking.. I'm on a learning process. 😊
So agree with you. Same feelings. They all missing meaning.
Couldn’t agree more with this whole take 🙏🏼
Thanks Michael!
It had to be said. Thank you for speaking (I assume) not only my mind but probably everyone coming from or longing for a more deeper connection with the work we do.
Funny how the word content conveys anything but actual substance.
I very strongly dislike that word, lol. Will ask the next chef I see "what sort of stomach content are you working on lately?"
Another great video Jessie! Thank you for the valuable information from a new creator.
Thanks Mike!
I really like your way of thinking. Have a lovely day :))
what i needed to hear, thank you
I love your videos!! Glad I found u here ❤
Thanks. June!
i like the "butterless" images when i don't want to think about anything, it has its place, but i agree with you. great video Jesse, thanks for sharing
Totally. Me too. They’re such a great way to learn and practice and discover, but I like to remind myself they’re not an end themselves. Thanks for watching!
I like to have both in my film. Great, captivating story as well as aesthetically pleasing. That’s just me..
The story comes before images.
There's a script in which later a Director and DP think of the images to bring the visual story to life.
On the contrary, people gushing to create a movie often settle for “cinemat-ic” because it's most accessible and tangible due to affordable high-performing cameras that once were reserved for Hollywood.
It's faster and sometimes easier to make something look good than to make a good story.
There are no hacks to storytelling. You do the work of telling a good story.
Jesse, I value your discerning of this “cinematic” phenomenon. Your breakdown was insightful and encouraging. I also agree that “cinematic images is the by product.” 👌
Thanks so much for sharing. It’s interesting comparing how many writers have become great directors vs cinematographers
@@jessesenko DANG. I never thought about that.
this is great advice! thanks for sharing your thoughts:)
Love this
PREACH
I just had such a ride watching this. For the first several minutes, I was vaguely with you, but thinking, "Wow, go get some sunlight." Then, somewhere around "Francis Ha" and that part, I thought, "No, he's really right." Then you mentioned dopamine chasing. Locked in. 100% with you. Plus, I got a really weird idea that now I'll go chase based on this. So uh, you win. :)
lol. Thanks Chris!
That last clip was everything 😂... Wonderful video Jesse!
Thank you!
New subscriber here because I like your thought process!
Thank you.❤
Love it, thank you for the thinking !
Thanks for the watching!
This video was so cinematic.
lol
This video looks pretty cinematic.
lol
It's all in the story
Gracias hermano!
This video is really inspiring. Greetings from Spain.
Thank you from Canada!
Beauty and bite or heart and mind or aesthetics and story…
I agree with what you said, in my former work as a photographer I was always striving to ensure there was bite. Perhaps sometimes too much, because too much bite leads to sterility whereas too much beauty leads to sentimentality… I guess it depends on the story though in how these attributes are balanced..with important, serious subjects beauty can often works as the sugar to let the medicine go down.
oh man, 100%! that's why I get so frustrated by directors that boast their reels that just show off pretty images and cinematic shots... like man, that's a cinematographer's reel, that doesn't show me how well you can direct!
but what's stopping you from shooting a movie?
I just want to know if the dp can shoot a dang bank commercial with a bit of style, lol. What’s stopping me from making a movie? Excuses, lol
@@jessesenko well yeah! just, theres a difference between a DP and a director, and I keep seeing "directors" bragging about their reels that are set up like DP reels... anyway, not a relevant point... just generally agreeing with ya
and stop making excuses! making a feature isn't as hard as you think.
Outstanding.
Thank you.
Thank you too!
You took all the words out of my head. I hate to see it come out even from professional filmmakers. It is not even a thing! You are the channel I’m wanting be like
Thank you! Appreciate it!
This is a fantastic video ~ easy sub.
most people who say "cinematic" mean corporate. you'd see it in a commercial but not a movie
Agree! I edited out a bit about advertising…
Thanks for sharing